Sekirov Dictionary

snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory

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(humorous) To fail to achieve an expected success, especially through counterproductive intervention.
- "The Germans," he remarked, "have the uncanny ability to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory." — 1942

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